Vladimír Dzavík, MD, FRCPC, FSCAI

Case Report

Triple Wire Technique for Removal of Fractured Angioplasty
Guidewire

08/01/2008

In the performance of increasingly complex percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), there remains an ever-present risk of device fracture or dislodgement. Such occurrences are fortunately infrequent,1 however, they may pose an unfamiliar...

In the performance of...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Inadvertent Detachment of an Entrapped Cutting Balloon from the Balloon Catheter during Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis

08/01/2008

Vladimír Dzavík , MD, FRCPC, FSCAI;

Daniel J. Blackman , MD;

The Cutting Balloon® (CB) (Interventional Technologies, Letterkerry, Ireland) employs three to four longitudinally mounted microblades that produce clean incisions into plaque or neointima, enhancing lesion dilatation.1 Its use has been...

The Cutting Balloon® (CB)...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

A Calcified Neointima ‚Äî ‚ÄúStent‚Äù within a Stent

03/10/2009

Clare E. Appleby , MBChB, PhD;

Sanh Bui , BSc;

Vladimír Dzavík , MD, FRCPC, FSCAI;

From the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Dr. Džavík was supported in part by the Brompton Funds...

From the Peter Munk Cardiac...

03/10/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Plaque Sealing With Drug-Eluting Stents Versus Medical Therapy for Treating Intermediate Non-Obstructive Saphenous Vein Graft Lesions: A Pooled Analysis of the VELETI and VELETI II Trials

10/29/2019

Sanjit S. Jolly , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Vladimír Dzavík , MD, FRCPC, FSCAI;

Josep Rodés-Cabau , MD, PhD;

Frédéric Maes , MD, PhD;

John Cairns , MD;

Robert De Larochellière , MD;

Melanie Côté , MD, MSc;

The presence of intermediate “non-obstructive” saphenous vein graft lesions is a strong predictor of cardiac events. Our study aims to assess the efficacy of sealing these saphenous vein graft lesions with drug-eluting stent implantation for...

The presence of intermediate...

10/29/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Preoperative Intraaortic Balloon Pump Improves Early Outcomes Following High-Risk Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials and Prospective Study Design

09/15/2017

Maral Ouzounian , MD, PhD;

Vladimír Dzavík , MD, FRCPC, FSCAI;

Penelope P. Rampersad , MD, MSc;

Rami Zawi , MD;

Christopher B. Overgaard , MD, MSc;

Michael E. Farkouh , MD, MSc;

Vinoda Sharma , MD;

Jacob A. Udell , MD, MPH;

Vivek Rao , MD, PhD;

Despite widespread use, evidence to support preemptive IABP insertion for patients undergoing high-risk CABG surgery remains sparse, and in need of a well-defined clinical trial. To inform the design of a prospective trial, we sought to...

Despite widespread use, evidence...

09/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology